Photographer:
Nathan Morris

The Duchess of Coolgardie

Over the weekend The Goldfields Repertory Club took audiences back in time to the gold rush in 1898, with the first ever Goldfields performance of The Duchess of Coolgardie. It had been performed in London and Sydney, but never in the actual Goldfields, where it was set. It was part of the Regional Arts Australia Summit, held over the weekend in Kalgoorlie-Boulder. It ended up being a stormy couple of days in the region, and there was a brief power blackout at the start of the Sunday show that kept everyone on their toes. We were treated to friendly, local hospitality in the historic and beautifully detailed setting of the Boulder Town Hall. It was a great show all round with strong performances, nicely complimented by the costume and set design. It felt special to witness the performance of a play rich with history.

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Evelyn Tent

Malcolm Tent

Fine! Goodbye!
Actually, Evelyn, I'm sorry, no really, I am. Sort of.
Ps, Hang on, the dog is a Chihuahua! How can it look like me???

Evelyn Tent

Fine! Go on then! In fact, I'm off and you can keep the dog! It smells dreadfully, and quite frankly, looks like you! Good bye, Malcolm!

Malcolm Tent

I had to eat chips to compensate for the noise you made "oohhing" and "aahing" every time a male member of the cast came on! We've been married fourteen years and you still do this every time! Anymore of this, Evelyn, and I'm leaving you!

Evelyn Tent

I wasn't, Malcolm! Well, actually, I was. Better than listening to you munch on chips throughout the whole play!